Wednesday, October 30, 2013

I really like baking with my kids, and they like being able to help with grown up tasks like using the whisk, knife, scissors or in the case of the little one, a wooden spoon. I try to get them involved in the kitchen. During the summer when both were at home, I tried to involve both of them, giving them tasks that would suit their abilities.
This recipe is a great way to make use of yogurt that is a little bit past its due date.... but fresh yogurt works just as well :). The benefit of fruit yogurt is that it lends a nice fruity taste to the cake. Here I used yogurt that is high in fat, strawberry flavored Yopiat Filous Fromage Frais and added some creme fraiche. The creme fresh/fromage frais or soured cream is used as shortening. If you use less fatty yogurt you need to add a tablespoon or so of vegetable oil.

This is an alternative to a cake that is made with sour cream in Hungary and is topped with seasonal fruit. A big favorite with my mom and grandma. They usually add sour cherries or sometimes apples and walnuts on top. I've made it with rasberries and even canned pineapples. My mom also adds poppy seeds to the batter to feed my dad's poppy addiction :)

I haven't posted anything in a long time! To make up for it, I'll try to share a few things we did over the summer/fall.

One of our projects was the revamp of a night-table for my son. Since it is made out of laminated wood, my options were quite limited. Also, most of the furniture in the kids room is white or pine so white was fine by me.

The original nighttable

I really did not like the painted aluminium knob on the door of the nightstand. So when I came across a bag of there handles at a charity shops, I bought them.

The theme of the kids' new bedroom is SPACE in so far as there is a with stars, a rocket pillow and some drawers with space themed stickers on them. (I was trying to think of something that was appropriate for both my 2.5 year old but not too babyish for my 7.5 year old.) So, I painted an alien on the handle:

As always, I used acrylic paint and an acrylic varnish so it will wear better.

About Me

I am a mom of two boys who likes to craft and stitch. I realized how great felt is for sewing and crafting a little while back and am now hooked. I am also interested in re-purposing and reusing old clothes and fabrics.
I created this blog so I could have an overview of the things I/we make and so that I can share the outcome of my various projects with friends and family.